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Wat Tambor...if it's not too late...

I have to admit it, Wat is going to be a statue, with maybe 4-6 point of articulation (arms, elbows, possibly wrists). But so long as he looks good, I won't argue.

Now for the accessory. Since Wat's Techno Union controls the droid foundry on Geonosis, a nice touch would be to include with him a sturdier version of the Commander Battle Droid (like OOM-9). You can re-use the old mold, just don't make him bendy and feeble (and no retractable neck). That way, both of them can oversee the hordes of droids swarming their way into war.

Please find a full photo of the attached model. I feel that it is a wonderful representation of the final CG product.

Thanks for listening.

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I think Wat Tambor is actual being planned. The only thing that the model doesn't show is the knobs on his chestplate. It would be a really nice touch if the knobs actually turned to kind of make up for the fact that he has no legs.

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Like BigB said, his name appeared on early Hasbro lists for this year, so he may be on his way for Fall/Winter. I hope so, I like the look of the charecter. I need to see the movie again, when he goes past Kenobi, to see exactly what he has in the place of legs. I don't think I've seen any pictures of him, other then the one where he's sitting at the table with the other sepratists. Good idea with the turning nobs, BigB.

He seemed to glide across the ground and not actually walk. This could be either cuz he's on wheels or a kind of repulsolift platform. Thus I don't think it would make sense for Hasbro to sculpt legs under his cloak.

Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split. - Robert E. Howard

That's what I thought. Maybe they could do like they did with the R2-D2: Naboo Escape and put wheels on him. That would be a cool feature, along with the turning nobs. You could push him around like he was rolling/floating.

Yes I want one too, but I have apprehensions. I want to be able to do the meeting that they all had around the table. And currently our Dooku cannot sit. If they're going to make this guy, at least make the others (and him included, regardless if he doesn't have legs) be able to sit.
Does anyone know if they're planning on making the rest of the people there at that meeting?

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The Movies:A consummate industrialist, Wat Tambor was the Foreman of the Techno Union, a galactic institution concerned with technological innovation. Tambor was eager to escape from the choking bureaucracy of the Republic Senate, and readily joined the Confederacy of Independent Systems. He not only committed his army of battle droids to the cause, but also hosted the meeting of the Separatists minds at one of the Techno Union's droid foundries on Geonosis.

As befitting a technocrat, Wat Tambor is entirely encased in machinery and is even reliant on technology to speak. His deep, resonant voice is strangely mechanical, modulated by a set of dials built into his torso.

Expanded Universe:Though he spent most of his time on the harsh industrial world of Metalorn, Wat Tambor hails from Skako. He is one of the few Skakoans to venture into the galaxy, since the native atmospheric pressure of that world is so different than that of most. Were it not for Tambor's full-body environment suit, he would explosively decompress in standard atmospheres.

Tambor oversaw a number of advanced technology plants scattered throughout the galaxy, and many major corporations, including Baktoid Armor Workshop, Haor Chall Engineering, Republic Sienar Systems, and Kuat Systems Engineering were signatory members of the Techno Union.

Behind The Scenes:Wat Tambor, like most of the Separatists seen gathering with Dooku, was an entirely computer-generated creation. Concept Artist Michael Patrick Murnane developed the look of Tambor, giving him an art deco quality of simple shapes and clean lines.

A line of dialogue originally belonging to Poggle the Lesser concerning the battle droids was later given to Wat Tambor, explaining that the Techno Union were the builders of most of the new droid army seen in Episode II.